Technology

Menlo heritage oak gets “MRI” scan to root out any problems

Menlo Park is known for its old and beautiful oak trees. Unfortunately, the “old” part can cause problems. One of Menlo's largest heritage trees,  a

by Linda Hubbard
on December 6, 2011

Six questions for Uptake co-founder Yen Lee

Founded in 2008, Uptake helps travelers create their ideal vacation by giving them recommendations from friends who've been there, combined with travel information aggregated from

by Linda Hubbard
on December 5, 2011

Atherton couple commit $5 million to UC Davis institute

UC Davis alums and Atherton residents Renee and Mike Child have committed $5 million to help fund a new University of California, Davis, interdisciplinary institute

by Linda Hubbard
on November 8, 2011

Find out where the tech revolution began on Oct. 1

If you are intrigued by the stories behind the people and companies that kick-started the tech revolution in Silicon Valley, you will  be interested in

by Roberta Roth
on September 27, 2011

Colin Martin and Matt Linton: Summer vacation spent creating zombie iPhone game

In the category "how I spent my summer vacation," Menlo School sophomores Colin Martin (left in photo) and Matt Linton can claim "creating the Zombie

by Linda Hubbard
on September 19, 2011

Terry Guyer: Painter of portraits, chronicler of Silicon Valley inventors

Walk into artist Terry Guyer's Menlo Park studio and you're immediately surrounded by the science and technology pioneers of Silicon Valley. For the last five

by Linda Hubbard
on August 24, 2011

Joakim Lindblom focuses on building trusted communities

Atherton's Joakim Lindblom has spent the last several years architecting a new kind of trusted community platform, recently launched as Trunity. Joakim, the startup's President

by Scott Loftesness
on June 8, 2011

State of computing in 2021 is topic of evening conference at SRI International on May 17

News and events organization Xconomy is hosting an evening program at SRI International in Menlo Park titled "Beyond Mobile: Computing in 2021" on Tuesday, May

by Linda Hubbard
on May 15, 2011

Introducing Turtlebot – a low cost robot for hobbyists

It was over a year ago that we visited Willow Garage, a robotics company, and made the acquaintance of PR2, a robot with a price

by Linda Hubbard
on April 20, 2011

Sacred Heart Prep student wins technology award

Catherine Mullings, a junior at Sacred Heart Preparatory in Atherton, was the recipient of the 2011 Award for Aspirations in Computing by the National Center

by Linda Hubbard
on April 7, 2011